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Afghanistan |
Blast kills 2 soldiers of Afghan NATO-led force |
2008-05-08 |
An explosion killed two soldiers from the NATO-led force and a civilian in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost on Wednesday, the force said. Two more soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were wounded in the explosion which happened during a routine patrol, it said in a statement. It didn't give any more details. It did not identify the casualties, but American troops form the bulk of the NATO-led force in Khost which lies near the border with Pakistan. Earlier in the day, two police were killed after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in the province, officials said. |
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